Movies

Casino DVDThe three-hour Martin Scorsese movie Casino aims for epic status, and mostly achieves it. Based on the non-fiction book by Nicholas Pileggi, Casino tells the story of Vegas in the 1970s, when the mob....

Arabic MusicArabic music is difficult to categorize simply because it can come from many different areas in the Arab world, from the Gulf to the Maghreb, from Egypt to Lebanon. "Classical" Arabic music is define....

Children Of HeavenChildren of Heaven is a wonderful film written and directed by Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi. As with his other successful films, Color of Paradise, and The White Balloon, Majidi concerns himself wi....

Ethnic MusicEthnic music is at the heart of many cultures around the world. Specific instruments may be part of a sonority that defines a nation--Scotland and bagpipes, for example, go hand in hand. Other cultu....

Blair Witch Project DVDThink there's no way a little pile of pebbles and sticks can scare the bejabbers out of you and make your hair stand on end? Don't put any money on it until you've seen The Blair Witch Project. With....

Brazil DVDTerry Gilliam's Brazil blends the darkest of comedies with paranoid social satire and leavens the mix with the anarchic glee of his Monty Python animations. The result is a movie that elicits widely ....

History Of IslamA brief history of Islam is no easier to construct than a brief history of America, or of Christianity, or Judaism. The central ideas of Islam may seem simple; but like many great philosophical and s....

Persian MoviesPersian movies can be difficult to find in the United States at typical video stores. Stores simply do not have enough space to stock movies for which there is relatively little demand, especially fo....

International FilmsInternational films have carved a small niche for themselves in American culture. Most often, the films of which aficionados become aware have fared well at film festivals. In many cities, some thea....

Thelma And Louise DVDWhen Thelma and Louise came out in 1991, it was more than a movie. It was a cultural phenomenon. This tale of two women on the road, written by Callie Khouri and directed by Ridley Scott, was the s....